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No. 60,012, PATENTED Now-2v, 1866.

J. H. KAVANAGH. OAR COUPLING.

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JOHN KAVANAGHZ, OF, J' LIET, ILLINOIS. Letters Patent No. 60,012; dated November 27, 1866- T( ALL W-HOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that' I JOHN H. KAVANAGH, of Joliet, in the county ,of .Will, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Gar Coupling and I do hereby declare that the following is a full; clear, and exact description thereof; which will enable others skilled in the art to make and-use the same, reference being had V to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in so constructing the coupling of a car, that by elevating the pin in such'a manner that when the cars approach each other, the link will enter the bumper that strikes the wing of a trip-lever, and cause the pin to fall and'couple the cars. It further consists in providing an oval guide' or tube.

for the coupling-pin to move up and down. I will now proceed to describe the construction and operation ofmy invention. g

Figure l i's -a top plan view of my improved car coupling. Figure 2 is a longitudinal verticalsectional elevation of the same from the line a: 2:. Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures. t A represents a car-bumperof common form, made of cast iron or other suitable-metal. I B is a tube or guide of ov-al'form; that extends upward-from the top of the bumper A to serve as a guide for-the coupling-pin C, as itmoves up and down, which is also of oval form, so as to correspond with the guide or tube D is a knob or handle securedto the top of the'coupling-pin G, for the purpose of elevating the pin'whendesired to adjust it for coupling the cars. F is a vertical shaft having bearings in the upper and lower sides of the bumper A, I atone side of the aperture where the link enters. Upon the top of this shaft F is a trip-lever E, upon the end of which is a lug or point e, that is turned in so as to fit in a corresponding hole 1', in the :eoupling-pin C, to hold the said pin in an elevated position. In the aperture of the bumper,-upon the shaft F, is a-wingG, secured so thatwhen. thepin is raised and the lug or point e of the trip-lever is engaged in the hole 1', the wing G stands at such an angle in the aperture of the bumper that, when .the coupling-link enters the bumper, it strikes the wing G and presses it around, which turns the shaft F, and discngages the lug or point e of the lever B; from the coupling-pin 0r hole 2', at whichtime the pin falls down through the loop of the link, andthe cars -are coupled. H is a lever pivoted at a to the top of the bumper A. This lever H is also provided with a-lug or point for the purpose of engaging in holes n, so as to hold the pin 0 in an elevated position when it is not designed to have the cars coupled. I is the coupling-link, of ordinary construction and form, which couples and-holds the cars together.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The shaft F, provided with the wing G, and trip-lever E, connected to the bumper of a car, substantially as herein shown and described, and for thepurposes set forth.

2. I claim the' lever H, in combination with the coupling-pin C,- substantially as shown and" described, and for the purposes set forth. A

3. I claim the tube or guide 13, in combination with coupling-pin C, and shaft F, and trip-lever E, substantially as shown and desdribed. I

JOHN H. KAVANAGH.

Witnesses:

Bonner WALSH, DANIEL O'REILLYr-E: 

